His second home in Badlapur is a treasure-trove of rare gems. A place he bought in the year 2000 to keep and listen to an enviable collection of 15,000 shellac and vinyl records collected over five decades. There is Gauhar Jaan of Patiala Gharana, Paera Saheb, Kesarbai Kerkar, Gangubai Hangal along with MS Subbulaxmi among other notable musicians—some  known, many unknown. Self-proclaimed record ka deewana, Mumbai—based scientist, Suresh Chandvankar’s collection began in school, “due to his fascination with the format and curiosity of sound coming out of gramophone.” 

With most of the old sources like Kala Ghoda’s Rhythm House and Hero in Fort long gone, Chandvankar shares his top-five list of places where you can pick a rare—or who knows a famous—vinyl.